From 9e249a4fd2705b719cd9eba3b491498d030fb51a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andrea Luzzardi Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2012 14:14:19 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Update README.md --- README.md | 36 ++++++++++++++++++++++-------------- 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index cbf9414..b2e1760 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,17 +1,25 @@ +pam\_usb +======== + pam\_usb provides hardware authentication for Linux using ordinary USB Flash Drives. -It works with any application supporting PAM, such as _su_, any login manager (_GDM_, _KDM_), etc. The pam\_usb package contains: +It works with any application supporting PAM, such as _su_ and login managers (_GDM_, _KDM_). + +Features +-------- + +* `Password-less authentication.` Use your USB stick for authentication, don't type passwords anymore. +* `Device auto probing.` You don't need to mount the device, or even to configure the device location (_sda1_, _sdb1_, etc). pam\_usb.so will automatically locate the device using _HAL_ and access its data by itself. +* `Two-factor authentication.` Achieve greater security by requiring both the USB stick and the password to authenticate the user. +* `Non-intrusive.` pam\_usb doesn't require any modifications of the USB storage device to work (no additional partitions required). +* USB Serial number, model and vendor verification. +* Support for **One Time Pads** authentication. +* You can use the same device accross multiple machines. +* Support for all kind of removable devices (SD, MMC, etc). + +Tools +----- +* `pamusb-agent`: trigger actions (such as locking the screen) upon device authentication and removal. +* `pamusb-conf`: configuration helper. +* `pamusb-check`: integrate pam\_usb's authentication engine within your scripts or applications. -* A PAM Module - * Password-less authentication. Use your USB stick for authentication, don't type passwords anymore. - * Device auto probing.You don't need to mount the device, or even to configure the device location (_sda1_, _sdb1_, etc). pam\_usb.so will automatically locate the device using _HAL_ and access its data by itself. - * Two-factor authentication. Achieve greater security by requiring both the USB stick and the password to authenticate the user. - * Non-intrusive. pam\_usb doesn't require any modifications of the USB storage device to work (no additional partitions required). - * USB Serial number, model and vendor verification. - * Support for **One Time Pads** authentication. - * You can use the same device accross multiple machines. - * Support for all kind of removable devices (SD, MMC, etc). -* Several tools - * **pamusb-agent**: trigger actions (such as locking the screen) upon device authentication and removal. - * **pamusb-conf**: configuration helper. - * **pamusb-check**: integrate pam\_usb's authentication engine within your scripts or applications.